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Title: Movies you "should have seen"
Post by: billybob476 on November 21, 2007, 05:27:00 PM
Are there any movies that everyone thinks you have seen and that you (either currently or at some point in the past) wanted to see but never have?

For example, I've never seen Return of the King. I've seen the other two LOTR movies and loved them, but I never got around to seeing ROTK in theaters and though I do want to see it, I've never gotten around to renting it.

Anyone else?
Title: Re: Movies you "should have seen"
Post by: davekill on November 21, 2007, 06:38:53 PM
Yeah, that would be "Halloween".
When talking about horror movies with friends, it's a given that everyone has seen Halloween. I've just never gotten around to it.
Title: Re: Movies you "should have seen"
Post by: wraith1701 on November 21, 2007, 11:12:15 PM
Never watched the latest remake of King Kong.  I received the DVD as a gift, but I just haven't found the time to open it up and watch it.  There always seems to be something more worthwhile to do.
Title: Re: Movies you "should have seen"
Post by: wraith1701 on November 22, 2007, 12:12:47 AM
Quote from: ThatXrayGuy on November 21, 2007, 11:58:34 PM
  E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial. I was 10 years old when this one was released, but I've never seen it! Sometimes I think I'm the only person who hasn't...lol.

  Steve

I think you might be right.  Go rent it; you won't regret it! :)
Title: Re: Movies you "should have seen"
Post by: jedijeff on November 22, 2007, 05:42:19 AM
I saw E.T. as a kid, but never really appreciated it due to my age, I should re watch it again someday.

This might be shocking, but I have never seen all the Aliens movies in their entirety besides the first one. I really should see those.
Title: Re: Movies you "should have seen"
Post by: billybob476 on November 22, 2007, 05:46:40 AM
Ah I didn't even think of those! I haven't seen any Aliens movie in it's entirety.
Title: Re: Movies you "should have seen"
Post by: Geekyfanboy on November 22, 2007, 09:09:38 AM
I know this is going to be bad.. but I've never seen Star Trek 5, I've seen bits and pieces but never the entire thing. Also I wouldn't mind watching Star Trek the Motion Pictures. I only saw it once at a drive in with Tron and I fell asleep half way through it. Those would be two films I would like to see.
Title: Re: Movies you "should have seen"
Post by: billybob476 on November 22, 2007, 09:15:29 AM
Blasphemer! :D Just joking. Honestly, while I like Star Trek 5, it is definitely one of the weaker films. Same goes for The Motion Picture. I'm a bit of a young'n so I don't hold the same sentimentality about the fact that it was the first glimpse of the crew that people had had in 20 years.
Title: Re: Movies you "should have seen"
Post by: Geekyfanboy on November 22, 2007, 09:20:47 AM
Yeah.. I was never into TOS.. I was more Star Wars when I was younger.. I didn't get into TOS or into Star Trek hardcore till TNG. I did watch repeats of TOS on late night TV, and I did see Star Trek 4 and 6 in the theater and went back and watched 2 and 3 on video. I have just heard bad things about 1 & 5 so I keep putting them off on watching them.. I'll watch them one day. I have too.. or I really should turn in my Star Trek geek card.
Title: Re: Movies you "should have seen"
Post by: billybob476 on November 22, 2007, 09:28:38 AM
Well one thing you missed in 5 was Kirk, Spock and McCoy's rousing rendition of "Row, Row, Row Your Boat". You need to watch it if only for that!
Title: Re: Movies you "should have seen"
Post by: Geekyfanboy on November 22, 2007, 09:31:49 AM
I have actually seen that.. along with Uhura's feather boa dance.
Title: Re: Movies you "should have seen"
Post by: moyer777 on November 22, 2007, 09:42:46 AM
I watch the 5th movie like a comedy and then I am not dissapointed.  :)

Seriously though, Kenny, you really need to see it.  It isn't as bad as everyone says it is.  I got a kick out of several parts of the movie.  Very fun.

:vulcan
Title: Re: Movies you "should have seen"
Post by: davekill on November 22, 2007, 09:43:31 AM
Was tron any good? I remember it was popular about the time video arcades where new.
Title: Re: Movies you "should have seen"
Post by: billybob476 on November 22, 2007, 09:47:39 AM
Quote from: davekill on November 22, 2007, 09:43:31 AM
Was tron any good? I remember it was popular about the time video arcades where new.

Absolutely! Light cycles FTW!
Title: Re: Movies you "should have seen"
Post by: moyer777 on November 22, 2007, 09:53:46 AM
Tron was cool.
Title: Re: Movies you "should have seen"
Post by: Geekyfanboy on November 22, 2007, 10:23:42 AM
Quote from: davekill on November 22, 2007, 09:43:31 AM
Was tron any good? I remember it was popular about the time video arcades where new.

Tron was and still is one very cool movie.. the effects really hold up. I loved it when I was a kid.. and the arcade game as well.. there were several arcade cames base on Tron.
Title: Re: Movies you "should have seen"
Post by: jedijeff on November 22, 2007, 11:01:03 AM
I thought Tron was a really awesome movie as well. really liked the all the effects, the light cycles, the Tanks, the Solar Sailer, those really cool looking things that flew around chasing them
Title: Re: Movies you "should have seen"
Post by: Blackride on November 22, 2007, 04:34:42 PM
Tron rocked and it still does! The effects are "different" which allows it to be watchable even today. Now go watch Flash Gordon ( Flash! ) and let me know how the effect were from that disaster! lol
Title: Re: Movies you "should have seen"
Post by: Jen on November 23, 2007, 07:46:47 AM
My parents took me to the Drive-In theater for a double feature of The Black Hole and Tron. I need to see them again because I've forgotten them both. I was too little to understand what the heck was going on.




Title: Re: Movies you "should have seen"
Post by: Duffster on November 23, 2007, 08:02:28 AM
For a good sci-fi/horror flick, Event Horizon is one a lot of people haven't seen.

Tron just rocks...nuff said.  I was very disappointed with Black Hole...enough that I have banned it from being viewed by my eyeballs since.

Duffster
Title: Re: Movies you "should have seen"
Post by: Jen on November 23, 2007, 08:08:11 AM
Should I refrain from watching The Black Hole again as an adult?
Title: Re: Movies you "should have seen"
Post by: moyer777 on November 23, 2007, 08:24:46 AM
Black Hole holds a special place in my sci fi experience.  I thought that it was campy, but had some neat ideas.  It was a Disney flick for sure.  Anyway, I remember being scared as a kid by the bad guy, he was a Captian Nemo type.. but had a big bad Robot that helped him out.  Crazy!

In my opinion it's worth one more watch.

:laugh:
Title: Re: Movies you "should have seen"
Post by: Duffster on November 23, 2007, 09:03:04 AM
I mostly banned it because I bought into all the hype and thought is was going to be like Star Wars. It wasn't..lol   But, as Rick said the Robots were pretty cool. I still carry the emotional scars of my disappointment. The pain runs deep.. lol
Title: Re: Movies you "should have seen"
Post by: Dan M on November 23, 2007, 09:08:16 AM
Quote from: StarTrekFanatic5 on November 22, 2007, 09:09:38 AM
I know this is going to be bad.. but I've never seen Star Trek 5, I've seen bits and pieces but never the entire thing. Also I wouldn't mind watching Star Trek the Motion Pictures. I only saw it once at a drive in with Tron and I fell asleep half way through it. Those would be two films I would like to see.
WOW!!!!!

I don't know if you really qualify for that screen name, Kenny.  Maybe it should be "ModernStarTrekFanatic5"? 

:)  Just kidding.  But I am surprised.

TMP and TFF are both underrated, in my opinion.  Though both are flawed, especially TFF, there are some great character moments in there which make them worthwhile.

If you get around to seeing TMP, make sure it's the recent Directors Edition.
Title: Re: Movies you "should have seen"
Post by: Darth Gaos on November 24, 2007, 08:09:10 PM
Raising Arizona...this movie seems to be on everyones list of all time great comedies but I just have never seen it.
Title: Re: Movies you "should have seen"
Post by: davekill on November 24, 2007, 10:17:19 PM
Quote from: Darth Gaos on November 24, 2007, 08:09:10 PM
Raising Arizona...this movie seems to be on everyones list of all time great comedies but I just have never seen it.

If you like offbeat comedies like "A Christmas Vacation" then do yourself a favor and see it

Raising Arizona is a lovable "trailer parks and convicts" comedy with a wonderful cast.
Nicolas Cage, Holly Hunter, John Goodman and Randal 'Tex' Cobb.

and if your ready for more -

Check out "Repo Man" starring:
Emilo Estevez, Harry Dean Stanton and Olivia Barash.

After discovering his parents have donated his college fund to a televangelist, Otto (Emilo Estevez) joins the repossession agency (Helping Hand Acceptance Corporation) as an apprentice "repo man" and enters the world of urban decay, police drama, mystery, governmental conspiracy and even UFO's.
Executive Producer Michael Nesmith (The Monkeys) has a nonspeaking cameo as a Rabbi